New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-21
TITANIA BEATS SHAMROCK,
The Oracle JUST ESCAPES cAPsrzIsG.
A MAN LOST oyERBoAhD-THG TITAuA A WINNER
BY ONLY NINE SECONDS.

1HE Oracle JUST ESCAfES tAf
A MAN LOST oyERBoAhD--THG TITASIA A WINNER
BY ONLY NINE SECONDS.
The Larchnons Yacht Club tor secona-class
soops Yesterday resulted in beautiful and exaiilng
contest between those keen rivals. tho Titania and
Shamrock, bat the spart was uarrsd by a'ssd aec-
dent on the Oracle by which seaman losi his Be-
The race was tw athirds and the old sloop had
been lett ha,s!eys astern By the tive ne bern flyers
but she still struggling gameiy after them WIFE
all the eanvss that she could crowd on fresh
wholesale breeze blowing at the time with occa-
sionai puds but not strong enough to awaken any
auprehfnsions Some half-dozcn miles from the at
tnnecock Point stakeboat, for which the yachts were
fese hing with the wand nearly abeau a ferce baw,
which neither OF the other yachts encountered sinote
the ca acie and laid her almost fiat. Tons of water
flooded The ice deck aud 5iod tho coax nf- mr.
Earle with great presence Of mind, ran down ''e
companion way closed the cabin doors tnps pre-
venting The Yacht Alag inside. II was al hurry
and foam ON board. With sach crowd OF canvas "
was oouetfui whether the famous oid sVoP mouo
iisbt herseli. The suspense lasted mimic tuop
slowly the noble craft rose snAhias 'l'o s''A w.
from he- deck. She lufed out OF The squat
While still staggering TO recover lerseh' eis OF
,;s,,o.< a.terp first called tent 10 the TACT ihsI
man was owe: board He nal been sitting TO eeward
anidships as was atterward ascertaiheu' on t"o
ocek aboye hisu was the balloon forestaysaiL whom
the rush Of water came It swept the sad oVefooara
and tie unfortunate seaman with IT. he ccnian'
sin bat the air in the sail buCyed him up Tor atne
vi en- the soop had righed herself she was brought
ronnd and sailor with a1epceserver stood ready 10
inn, overheard to rescne his shna ate But the man
AK bsore the Oracle could he brought back TO the
suo; where he acc dent happened As sue was racing,
the Oracle mad no boat, but she had had one there
would not have Sufficient time betwean the
rgnting OF the Yacht and the sinking OF the man to
get a boat MIN. With a drowning mans despair
he cluichsd the sail and took it down WITH him'
The name OF the drowned man was Charles Wirean
He was twenty six years OF age, native oil Sweden,
and unmarried.
Inc Cajatca was in Larchmont Harbo: and Lienfen-
art dean had The satisfaction, for the first time IN
In sc waters, OF ssiiinp In the winning yacht lie
witnessed tine race from the ritania and afterwfrd
81 oke highly OF her performances. II was exceedingly
CT. ditable to her because the yachts were hOe 10
seach the whole course and under snch citeaM
stances on moderate whoesail breeze such as pre-
vailed tor the most part. 1t was generally Supposed
tAat The Shamrock would beat the ltama Now
,nuny yschis0en believe thai Iett blow nara or
ii. hi. the Tiisnia IS the faster boat. -,
Tine wilma was noriherly and ight at the start with
promise OF iresheing iet~eeh Too %, aoaa a.
,be stake Loaf was the starting line. The preparatory
rcr was fired ut 1U:55 and The starting GIN at l.;
The Shamrock broke out Jlb0psah and loresiAlsai
as she approached the me- gong over as iL'oo.e9
The Oracle to wi1ds ard OF the Shs nirocA ABOUT ~
wards passed the line at l1:lo:l4 handicapped II
seconds The Iitanis, a tribe 10 wirowsrd OF Tue
Cr,cis crossed at 1l10:37 handicapped 81 srcoDds-
In "a a reaching wind. tile forward OF the beam
40 Inc next turning poiat a stakeboat moored on
i,nneeock Point Jour miles southeast OF the start
81.
ing live AT l'zo inc itah' Mens III CT s,aIe
The Shamrock pdssed 10 starDoa.u - sH d ~
boat al il:4&;a9. The tItanla at ll'1''S" anu 'no
Grac,e at i:ie'os. ;.1 t,. ,,s,,r.o
1ht ~ipn haa iresheueu anu WIZ s"e. ~ i.t,'a
fat obey all went on on tne loit 'acA, to a.t
aad shamrock with tbeir zee rsiis neai.y 49, l hd
The watsr In the four mile rehch ibe Suaoii och nna
gained minutes II seconds ON the Il.aila anu .
inmates 33 seconds on the oracle IL was perform
ance thai filled her admirers win aeCnis anu
delight, Brt III the windward work tie I1taaa
picked up the White slonP and ieit Inc oraoie si
furihrr astern For time during this stage oil the
race the wiUa lei light then II came on nuky Win
ecasl0nai puts that brought he Dtama ana sham
rocks rails to the waters edge Bnt throngn ~
sll The litma steadily closed the GAP between her
and Inc white: soops ben the wlna settled Down
stesdy AMI fresh again heading due north ena1iinS
the yachts 20 make the next stakeDo@t on oHemeia
Island, twelve ana one-haii miles rom Matinbeeock
in reach, close hauled. fhey lacked ROUND IL as
follows:
Shamrock
y AHA 5oYi
VI ~4e-------.---
Ihusin this wind W ard reach the Tiiana had gained
ulfn,ues As seconds on tue Shamrock. and Q
misatss siy :ea,ds the GIseis. 5jso.1 >. ~
Tho tive achts presented magnificent spectacle
IA the. flew around tie stakebost and strai2 hteued
60 a. a,t t.r tho pexf cauraa in Ma